Drones could help researchers count salmon nests

[Chuckinay]

Drones could help researchers count salmon nests

Searching where salmon lay eggs is getting a boost from some eyes in the sky. Researchers are testing drones to survey for salmon nests.

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[Kristina Fowler]

Don’t forget crocodile eggs…

 

[AMann]

I used to work for Department of Fish and Game doing salmon surveys- we used to hike along the shore and use drift boats to count salmon redds, using a drone to do it is a great idea and definitely a more accurate way to do it.